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redtail cat in a home aquarium? i have a 240 at home that houses a few oscars/flowerhorns, a large 14 inch pleco and a large black arrowana and i've been thinking of getting a redtail.

anyone on this forum keep one in a in-home tank and not in a pond?
 
I believe they are kept by several people here. I would discourage you from getting one though. They are great fish but do to their massive size a 240g is not sufficient for them. Post some picts of your oscar/flowerhorn tank.
 
i'll post pics pretty soon, i've had problems with my comp lately with the USB ports so uploading pics has been a pain.

so, what do you think of as the minimum size necessary for a redtail cat?
 
I have a young 18" redtail that I keep in a 450. It used to have tankmates but, I had to remove my "keepers", when it was 16", due to the RTCs appetite. In a week it ate 4 12"+ channel cats. That was less than 3 months ago. This species would only do well with fish that are not only its size, but those that can keep pace with its growth rate. Another contention to deal with is filtration. I had a 500 gal W/D on the 450 and couldn't keep this single-fish tank clean. Now I run a 1200gal bead filter running 1650gals/hr. I'm already planning on where to put the fish in my 650 when the RTC outgrows the 450. This is definitely not a fish to plan on keeping in a 240.
 
interesting.

thanks for the info. i was unaware they grew that quickly. btw, how big are your 450 and 650 tanks dimension wise? are they 10feet long or what?
 
The 450 and 650 are round tanks. The 450 (I have 20 of these) are 74" diam. The 650 is 80" diam and a lot deeper than the 450s. They're blue polyethylene bins with 24" x 24" lexan windows.
 
Could you post some pic's of your set-up oddball? Would love to see that!! :headbang2
 
dialphantom said:
damn odd ball what the hell u do with all them tanks
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He dives in them while laughing his ass off looking at pictures of 10 gallon tanks. Or perhaps he keeps large fish in them.. we'll never know.
 
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